Vehicle towing frame



Dec. 18 1923.

' W. LORENZ VEHICLE TOWING FRAME Filed Sept. 26. 1922 [NV EN TOR WLareM A TTORNE Patented Dec. 18, 1923.

UhllllTED WILHELM LORENZ, OF FAEMINGTON, MISSOURI.

VEHICLE TOWING FRAME.

Application filed September 26, 1922.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, VVILHELM Lonnnz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Farinington, in the county of Saint Francois and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle Towing Frames, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to devices for assisting in the transportation of self propelled vehicles w ien temporarily unable to run un der their own power.

The main object of the invention is to provide a stiff and rigid frame which may be clamped to portions of the rear axle of the towing vehicle, extended rearward to the powerless vehicle and engage its front steering knuckles in such manner as to prevent their turning on their vertical axle in towing the car.

A further purpose is to provide such an apparatus which may be separated into reh tirely short elements, permitting ready transportation and assembling when re quired.

These objects are attained by the novel construction combination and arrangement of parts hereafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming a material part oi this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevational view showing an embodiment of the device as attached between two conventional types or" automobiles, the same being shown in broken lines.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the front portion oi the device in detail.

Figure 3 is similar view of the rear portion of the same.

In the drawing, the numeral 10 designates the front or towing car, the rear portion of which is shown by broken lines and 1 its rear axle.

Similarly the numeral 12 indicates in general the ear to be hauled, the same resting on a rear axle l3 and front axle 14, each car being complete in itself and of any of the usual types.

A pair of bars 15, rigidly held in spaced parallel relation to their rear ends by transverse bars 16, contain notches 17 in their upper front edges adapted to engage the axle 11, there being vertical extensions 18 at their front extremities.

Serial No. 590,5?0.

Fitted to slide on the bars 15 are yokes 19 containing holes 20 in which may be entered tongues 21 pivoted between forks 252 formed at the ends of the extensions 18, and bolts 23, passing through holes 2% in oppo site ends of the extensions engage the yokes, forming closures which can be quickly and firmly fixed to the axle.

A similar structure is provided to engage the front axle of the rear car, the same being given like designatin characters having exponents, the only dift'erence being in the relative length of the cross bars 16, these attaching frames being solidly clan'iped by bolts shown.

Engaged with the outer cross bars 16 and are strips and 25 respectively. on each side 01"" which are cleats 26 and 26 se cured by bolts 27, said strips being "further held to the frames by nonrotatable square bolts 28 passing through the bars 16.

Other bolts 29 connect between the pairs 0]": cleats a beam or reach rod 30, its front dge being led from both sides to dily enter the bevelled ends 32 the cleats n6. us rendering the device readily connected.

Therefore it the car he so injured as to prevent its usual operation, the clamp struc ture may be firmly secured to its lroi'it axle, "s en- \e 3e compelled to advance in a and the forwardly extending eleine gaged with the rear axle oi? the to\ hicle so as to straight path.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is r A towing frame comprising a reach rod, yokes at each end thereof. each of said yokes consisting of two ri 'd rectangular bars spaced in pa allel, no-chod at their outer portions to receive an axle and him ng rigid vertical embers a their end said members havin \rks on one end. tonrnies pivoted :3 LL .1 #1 in the rorks, slides mounted on saio bars.

said slides having openings receptive ot the ends of said tongues when turned over an axle in the notches, and means for securing said slides in engagement with said tongues.

In witness whereof I have afilxed my sig nature.

W'ILHELM LORENZ. 

